Yesterday I met with a friend and his girlfriend and we went by car to Meteora. On the way down we passed by the Mount Olympus, the biggest mountain of that area and were the greek Gods were supposed to live.
Then straight to Meteora: it is really stunning, all the monasteries are built on the top of ravines, so the view from them it is something very special. The Museum was really interesting (entrance 3 €) and it is about the story of the monastery and the region in general (the funny thing is that they keep saying that the Byzantine Empire was a Greek empire as if Greeks made/started it).
There are a lot of interesting things, for men there are also some swords and old guns. The church inside is totally full of frescoes and most of them are about Men and Saints being beheaded. A frescoe has 2 men holding a saw, which is used for literally cutting the head of another man in two pieces. There are also a lot of men burning alive, maybe this was an inspiration for Games of Thrones. But the church was breathtaking anyway, despite all this violence.
We left Meteora and we headed to Larissa and on the road to Katerini we stopped to see the Castle of Platamon, a huge castle near the sea. Back in Tessaloniki, there is a lot to see in this city too, because it mixes the greek culture with a long arab domination. The city is very loud but nice, bars are open and full till late in the morning almost every day and not only during weekends. Actually I was told that there are fewer people now because some are still on vacation or went to the sea for the weekend. This is something completely new to me, open bars, a lot of them, with loud music open and full till 6 o'clock in the morning is not common in Switzerland. Very nice!
Olympos Oros.
Then straight to Meteora: it is really stunning, all the monasteries are built on the top of ravines, so the view from them it is something very special. The Museum was really interesting (entrance 3 €) and it is about the story of the monastery and the region in general (the funny thing is that they keep saying that the Byzantine Empire was a Greek empire as if Greeks made/started it).
There are a lot of interesting things, for men there are also some swords and old guns. The church inside is totally full of frescoes and most of them are about Men and Saints being beheaded. A frescoe has 2 men holding a saw, which is used for literally cutting the head of another man in two pieces. There are also a lot of men burning alive, maybe this was an inspiration for Games of Thrones. But the church was breathtaking anyway, despite all this violence.
Iera Moni Barlaam & Iera Moni Rousanou.
We left Meteora and we headed to Larissa and on the road to Katerini we stopped to see the Castle of Platamon, a huge castle near the sea. Back in Tessaloniki, there is a lot to see in this city too, because it mixes the greek culture with a long arab domination. The city is very loud but nice, bars are open and full till late in the morning almost every day and not only during weekends. Actually I was told that there are fewer people now because some are still on vacation or went to the sea for the weekend. This is something completely new to me, open bars, a lot of them, with loud music open and full till 6 o'clock in the morning is not common in Switzerland. Very nice!
Castle of Platamon.
The GC rugby played the first game of the season and sadly they lost (because I wasn't playing, of course). They made my day with the video of the initiation of the new players and with a good team spirit: I'm really looking forward being back for training. Keep it up guys!
Today I rode down to Chalkidiki because my friend told me that there is an awesome beach, called Spathies.
Actually it was really nice, the water was completely clear because the sand was enough thick in order to not be floating on water. Awesome. I Stayed there the whole afternoon, I also did a SEAL mission on the sea nearby with a snorkling mask, so now my back is red as the flag of mother russia, comrades! When I was back in Tessaloniki it was already very late, so I ate a Gyros ( the Greek version of the kebab, with pork, of course) and went to sleep.
In Greece is plenty of motorbikes and most of them are honda twins, so there are a lot of Africa Twin, Transalp and Varadero (also some Suzuki vstorm). Car drivers have a lot of respect for motorbikes, as the french ones: they move to one side in order to let you overtake them easily. Greece is nice!
Today I rode down to Chalkidiki because my friend told me that there is an awesome beach, called Spathies.
Somewhere on the Eparchiaki Odos Poligirou-Agiou Nikolaou.
Actually it was really nice, the water was completely clear because the sand was enough thick in order to not be floating on water. Awesome. I Stayed there the whole afternoon, I also did a SEAL mission on the sea nearby with a snorkling mask, so now my back is red as the flag of mother russia, comrades! When I was back in Tessaloniki it was already very late, so I ate a Gyros ( the Greek version of the kebab, with pork, of course) and went to sleep.
In Greece is plenty of motorbikes and most of them are honda twins, so there are a lot of Africa Twin, Transalp and Varadero (also some Suzuki vstorm). Car drivers have a lot of respect for motorbikes, as the french ones: they move to one side in order to let you overtake them easily. Greece is nice!
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